{"id":29485,"date":"2018-04-28T12:04:48","date_gmt":"2018-04-28T12:04:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/punjabnews24.com\/?p=29485"},"modified":"2018-04-28T12:04:48","modified_gmt":"2018-04-28T12:04:48","slug":"jackie-shroff-and-pankaj-tripathi-to-star-in-an-adaptation-of-british-series-criminal-justice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blastingskyhawk.com\/english\/jackie-shroff-and-pankaj-tripathi-to-star-in-an-adaptation-of-british-series-criminal-justice\/","title":{"rendered":"Jackie Shroff and Pankaj Tripathi to star in an adaptation of British series Criminal Justice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Actors Jackie Shroff, Vikrant Massey, Pankaj Tripathi, Mita Vashisht and Anupriya Goenka have been roped in for the Indian adaptation of Criminal Justice, which will be helmed by Tigmanshu Dhulia.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Aditya Birla Group\u2019s Applause Entertainment is making the official Indian version of the British television drama series Criminal Justice.<\/p>\n<p>It will be produced by BBC Studios India. The format has been adapted for India by Shridhar Raghavan, known for his work in Khakee and Chandni Chowk to China.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter working in films for so many years, when BBC and Applause Entertainment approached me to work in the digital medium, it had to be something that was striking and different and that is exactly what Criminal Justice is,\u201d Jackie said in a statement to IANS.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe day Shridhar narrated the script and my role\u2026, I knew this was it! The script brought out a host of emotions for me and I hope it does that to the viewers, too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is mysterious, heart-pounding, unpredictable, thrilling and keeps you hooked and on the edge of the seat waiting for answers you thought you knew,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Criminal Justice follows the lives of individuals on a gut-wrenching journey through the criminal justice system. It has also been adapted for the US as The Night Of and stars John Turturro and Riz Ahmed.<\/p>\n<p>Dhulia says the story \u201cengulfs you and preserves the mystery by withholding information and keeping you in the lurch, gasping for more\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt constantly undermines what we think we know and makes one question every single thing one sees,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Director Vishal Furia will also be debuting as series director in the digital space with this show.<\/p>\n<p>Sameer Nair, CEO of Applause Entertainment, said, \u201cWe are elated to announce this heady mix of a powerful story and a fabulous team of actors and story-tellers for Criminal Justice\u2026 The team is looking forward to creating and providing more such quality content to the digital world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Myleeta Aga, Senior Vice President and General Manager of South and Southeast Asia at BBC Studios, is confident that the Indian version will be \u201cbrilliant with the amazing team of collaborators and actors\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Vikrant is also ecstatic about the project. \u201cI have been a huge fan of the original series. 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